INDIA: The Wavell Plan

Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India, did not
return to Britain merely to have his head modeled by modernist Sculptor
Jacob Epstein. From Indian sources in London, TIME was informed last
week that the British Government had drafted a new, far-reaching,
administrative plan for India. The chief planner was Viscount Wavell,
who brought with him to London Sir Francis Mudie, constitutional expert
of the Indian Civil Service, and Rao Bahadur Menon, secretary of the
Reforms Committee of the Indian Assembly.

Soon the Viceroy will return to New Delhi. There he will reportedly take
three steps: 1) release all Indian political leaders...